Finance & Economics
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State-sponsored Capitalism
The United States' economy does not obey the laws of traditional free market capitalism because of the outsized role that the government plays. Unions...
Blogs
All that glitters is not gold
According to the latest quote from Nasdaq, Gold is currently selling at 1231 dollars per ounce. Just last week it was priced above 1240...
Blogs
Poker Hand: limping with Aces
The following hand takes place on "High Stakes Poker" where the blinds are 400/800 with a $1600 straddle. Eric Boneta limps under the gun for...
Blogs
Nicaragua's Canal
For the past couple years, Chinese billionaire and CEO of Beijing Xinwei Telecom Wang Jing has been planning a lucrative infrastructure project in Nicaragua....
2015
Trans-Pacific Partnership
Author:Â William Pottenger According to an Oct. 6 report from the Financial Times, the twelve members of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) reached an agreement on an...
2015
Turbulent Markets
Author:Â William Pottenger I believe there are three notable aspects of the global economy at the moment: emerging markets, the anxiety leading up to the United...
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Consolidating Financial Regulation
Examining the "super-regulator", which has been proposed by China to monitor its financial markets.
